A multi-strain human skin microbiome model provides a testbed for disease modeling by Angela L. Maloney, Tyler Crawford, Jordan Hurlbut, Monica Martinez, Thomas J. Mulhern, Elizabeth L. Wiellette, Else M. Vedula, Vidhya Vijayakumar

“…The skin microbiome plays a critical role at the interface between the human epidermis and the environment, providing colonization resistance against pathogenic strains, training host immunity, and supporting epithelial turnover. …”
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Combined surgical and interventional cardiology approach for central venous access salvage in children with intestinal failure: A case series by Emily Byrd, M. Jake Petersen, Minna M. Wieck, Frank Ing, Shinjiro Hirose

“…Background: Pediatric patients with intestinal failure are critically dependent on central venous access for nutrition and fluids. …”
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Small Extracellular Vesicles from Young Healthy Human Plasma Inhibit Cardiac Fibrosis After Myocardial Infarction via miR-664a-3p Targeting SMAD4 by Wang W, Li Y, Zhang C, Zhou H, Li C, Cheng R, Chen X, Pu Y, Chen Y

“…The main findings included that echocardiographic assessments four weeks post-MI indicated that Young-sEVs improved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and fractional shortening (LVFS), and reduced left ventricular internal diameter in diastole (LVIDd) and systole (LVIDs). …”
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Effect of integrated case-based and problem-based learning on clinical thinking skills of assistant general practitioner trainees: a randomized controlled trial by Dingyuan Jiang, Danpei Huang, Hua Wan, Wuliang Fu, Weidong Shi, Jin Li, Huan Zou, Niannan Hou, Qing Li, Nani Li

“…Specifically, the mean scores for critical, systematic, and evidence-based thinking showed notable improvement in the CBL-PBL group. …”
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Protocol for a Phase 2 randomized controlled patient-assessor blinded study: efficacy and safety of combined cortical and cerebellar dual-target transcranial magnetic stimulation f... by Jing Xu, Na Cao, Yan Qu, Suhang Shang, Xincheng Liu, Xuexin Wang, Fangfang Hu, Xuerong Bai, Qiumin Qu, Meng Zhang, Hongmei Cao

“…BackgroundEssential tremor (ET) is the most common neurological movement disorder with few treatments and limited therapeutic efficacy, research into noninvasive and effective treatments is critical. Abnormal cerebello-thalamo-cortical (CTC) loop function are thought to be significant pathogenic causes of ET, with the cerebellum and cortex are common targets for ET treatment. …”
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Dental Pulp Mesenchymal Stem Cells Attenuate Limb Ischemia via Promoting Capillary Proliferation and Collateral Development in a Preclinical Model by Youfeng Li, Yuning Zhang, Hua Wang, Chengfeng Sun, Dongmei Liu, Hongying Liu, Jia He, Furong Chen, Weiting Wang, Xi Jiang, Chu-tse Wu, Yuefeng Yang

“…Critical limb ischemia (CLI), an end-stage manifestation of peripheral artery disease (PAD), still lacks effective therapeutic strategies. …”
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Caregiver worry about COVID-19 as a predictor of social mitigation behaviours and SARS-CoV-2 infection in a 12-city U.S. surveillance study of households with children by Steven M. Brunwasser, Tebeb Gebretsadik, Anisha Satish, Jennifer C. Cole, William D. Dupont, Christine Joseph, Casper G. Bendixsen, Agustin Calatroni, Samuel J. Arbes, Jr, Patricia C. Fulkerson, Joshua Sanders, Leonard B. Bacharier, Carlos A. Camargo, Jr, Christine Cole Johnson, Glenn T. Furuta, Rebecca S. Gruchalla, Ruchi S. Gupta, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Daniel J. Jackson, Meyer Kattan, Andrew Liu, George T. O'Connor, Katherine Rivera-Spoljaric, Wanda Phipatanakul, Marc E. Rothenberg, Max A. Seibold, Christine M. Seroogy, Stephen J. Teach, Edward M. Zoratti, Alkis Togias, Tina V. Hartert

“…Objective: Understanding compliance with COVID-19 mitigation recommendations is critical for informing efforts to contain future infectious disease outbreaks. …”
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The necessity of gestational vitamin D supplementation depends on ambient temperature: concern for infant vitamin D status by Wanjun Yin, Wanjun Yin, Wanjun Yin, Wanjun Yin, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Peng Zhu, Peng Zhu

“…Maternal exposure to an ambient temperature of less than 10°C is a critical index in the eighth gestational month, which may determine the onset of vitamin D supplementation.…”
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Effect of delivery hospital busyness on early mortality in small preterm infants: a Finnish population-based cohort study in 2006–2016 by Mika Gissler, Sari Räisänen, Seppo Heinonen, Sture Andersson, Riitta Vilkko, Markus Leskinen

“…Neonatal capacity in tertiary units during busy days may be critical under stress.…”
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Un document: Deziluziile mele în Rusia by Emma Goldman, Cristina Deutsch

“…In 1936, she leaves for Spain in order to support Spanish Republic against General Franco’s insurgence, publishing in here the weekly CNT-FAI Information Bulletin, but being also present on the Aragon, Valencia, and Madrid fronts. …”
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Effect of ultrasonically-activated irrigation protocols used for regenerative endodontics on removal of dual species biofilm in a three-dimensionally printed tooth model: in vitro... by Saeed Mustafa, Marwa A. Meheissen, Sybel Moussa, Rania ElBackly

“…Abstract Introduction Eradication of residual biofilm from root canal dentine is critical for the success of regenerative endodontic procedures (REPs). …”
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Genome data based deep learning identified new genes predicting pharmacological treatment response of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by Yilu Zhao, Zhao Fu, Eric J. Barnett, Ning Wang, Kangfuxi Zhang, Xuping Gao, Xiangyu Zheng, Junbin Tian, Hui Zhang, XueTong Ding, Shaoxian Li, Shuyu Li, Qingjiu Cao, Suhua Chang, Yufeng Wang, Stephen V. Faraone, Li Yang

“…Based on genotype data of medication-naïve patients with ADHD who received pharmacological treatments for 12 weeks, the current study performed GWAS using the percentage changes in ADHD-RS score as phenotype. …”
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Human GM-CSF/IL-3 enhance tumor immune infiltration in humanized HCC patient-derived xenografts by Kelley Weinfurtner, David Tischfield, George McClung, Jennifer Crainic, John Gordan, Jing Jiao, Emma E. Furth, Wuyan Li, Erena Tuzneen Supan, Gregory J. Nadolski, Stephen J. Hunt, David E. Kaplan, Terence P.F. Gade

“…No differences were observed in tumor engraftment or growth latency in subcutaneous tumors, but orthotopic tumors required implantation at 2 rather than 4 weeks post-humanization for successful engraftment. …”
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homeRNA self-blood collection enables high-frequency temporal profiling of presymptomatic host immune kinetics to respiratory viral infection: a prospective cohort studyResearch in... by Fang Yun Lim, Hannah G. Lea, Ashley M. Dostie, Soo-Young Kim, Tammi L. van Neel, Grant W. Hassan, Meg G. Takezawa, Lea M. Starita, Karen N. Adams, Michael Boeckh, Joshua T. Schiffer, Ollivier Hyrien, Alpana Waghmare, Erwin Berthier, Ashleigh B. Theberge

“…Participants self-collected blood and nasal swabs daily for seven consecutive days followed by weekly blood collection for up to seven additional weeks. …”
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Effects of movement behaviors on preschoolers’ cognition: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials by Catalina Pacheco, Victoria Culkin, Amelia Putkaradze, Nan Zeng

“…Eligible studies were those that focused on at least one movement behavior, had a minimum intervention duration of four weeks, and assessed cognitive development as a primary outcome. …”
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Associations of Alpha and Beta Interhemispheric EEG Coherences with Indices of Attentional Control and Academic Performance by Vasavi R. Gorantla, Sarah Tedesco, Merin Chandanathil, Sabyasachi Maity, Vernon Bond, Courtney Lewis, Richard M. Millis

“…Heretofore, research on optimizing academic performance has suffered from an inability to translate what is known about an individual’s learning behaviors to how effectively they are able to use the critical nodes and hubs in their cerebral cortex for learning. …”
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Woxuanzhongzhou formula improves DHEAS and high-fat diet-induced IR and anovulatory mice via AMPK/PGC1- α/Irisin pathway by Haijuan Liu, Guohua Wang, Conglu Sui, Yanan Guo, Xiangyu He

“…Some mice is induced by dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA) and high-fat diet (HFD) for 3 weeks. Following model induction, metformin and WXZZ were administered by gavage. …”
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Effect of polishing methods on Candida albicans adhesion and contributing factors in heat-cured acrylic dentures: an in-vitro comparative study by Shahrukh Ali Khan, Zulfiqar Ali Mirani, Taimur Khalid, Engr Muhammad Wasiq Ali Khan, Ziaullah Choudhary, Syed Murtaza Raza Kazmi

“…Water sorption was assessed through weekly weighing, and free surface energy was determined using a goniometer. …”
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Severe pregnancy-associated atypical hemolytic uremia syndrome in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a novel survival case report by Yan Yang, Xiao-jin Li, Hua-Yan Yuan, Jing-Jing Xiong, Peng-Fei Li, Zhen Wang

“…Early recognition of aHUS is critical for effective treatment and improved prognosis. …”
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Molecular evidence of the inhibitory potential of melatonin against sodium arsenite toxicity by Ramtin Farhadi, Marzieh Daniali, Maryam Baeeri, Reza Khorasani, Hamed Haghi-Aminjan, Mahdi Gholami, Mahban Rahimifard, Mona Navaei-Nigjeh, Mohammad Abdollahi

“…Methods: Forty-eight adult healthy male wistar rats aged 7–8 weeks were divided into eight for this research. …”
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